Archive for August, 2015

By Sally Outlaw Too many entrepreneurs these days are overlooking their best source of investment capital: their own communities of fans and customers. While many business owners leverage their networks for rewards-based crowdfunding campaigns, they neglect to use these same groups for investment-based growth capital. Typically, investment in privately held companies is associated with venture capitalists and accredited investors. But, increasingly, […]

By Chance Barnett As investments into FinTech startups quadrupled from 2013 to 2014, and continue to grow, I recently shared Top Trends in FinTech surrounding the four FinTech areas undergoing massive change and disruption: Fundraising, Payments, Deposits & Lending, and Cryptocurrency. In this article I’ll dive deeper into Fundraising and the tremendous change and innovation […]

By Trevor Clawson Earlier this year UK equity crowdfunding pioneer Crowdcube proudly announced that JustPark, a company pitching for investment through its platform, had raised a record breaking £3.7m. It was one the many success stories that have helped place crowdfunding squarely on the collective radar screen of startups and early stage companies. In deal […]

By JD Alois Title IV of the JOBS Act fixed some of the issues swirling around old Regulation A. Lightly utilized in its previous incarnation, Regulation A+ (as it is commonly called) created two different funding tiers which allow non-accredited investors access to a new securities exemption and investment opportunities. Tier I allows issuers to […]

BY BRIAN KRASSENSTEIN There seems to be an emerging trend lately within the 3D printing space. Whereas in the last two years we have seen an all-out tsunami of new companies sprouting up out of reward-based crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, the first eight months of 2015 seem to be the start of […]

By Josh Constine (@joshconstine) A conspiracy has been hatched by the world’s top Triple-A and indie developers to change the way computer games are financed. It’s called Fig. It’s a highly curated reward and equity crowdfunding funding platform just for games. Each month, Fig will debut one major studio title and one independent release, and already […]

By John Gaudiosi Crowdfunding startup Fig offers backers the chance to own a piece of the games they invest in. Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo offer independent game studios the opportunity to get funding directly from interested gamers. But unlike traditional investors, backers don’t receive any kind of equity in the company. That changes […]

Posted By Business.com Editorial Staff An A+ may be of interest to small businesses owners looking for investors. No, it doesn’t have anything to do with grades in school. It is a way for SMBs to raise equity through crowdfunding. Regulation A+ (more formally Title IV of the JOBS Act of 2012) officially became effective […]

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